The winner is the tablespoon of instant espresso powder. This adds a nice touch to all things chocolate. (The Barefoot Contessa always adds coffee to her chocolate recipe to deepen the chocolate flavor). The second photo is the batter before the addition of flour.

The insides are dark, chocolately, and moist. You can definitely taste the espresso flavor...making it a "grown up" cookie. Everyday Food makes them bigger...if you do make smaller cookies, watch the time so you don't overbake them!

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Wow, my fiance would LOVE those. You have the same brand as espresso powder that I use! It's great stuff. Those look truly decadent, but also totally worth it. Thanks for the tip about putting espresso powder generally into chocolate baked goods to deepen the flavor. I never knew that!